Chess Rules

Every chess piece moves and captures differently. But the bishop, queen, king, and pawn can all move or capture diagonally in one way or another. Let’s see how these pieces move diagonally and which chess pieces can’t move diagonally. 1. Bishop Among all the pieces that can move diagonally, the bishop comes to mind first. … Read more

Among all the chess pieces, the horse is probably the first piece to catch your attention. Unlike the other relatively abstract pieces, anyone can recognize the horse at first glance. Let’s take a closer look at this unique chess piece and see how to move it. What is the horse called in chess? Although the … Read more

Most pieces in chess can move and capture both forwards and backwards. But pawns are an exception to this rule. Pawns can only move and capture forwards and are not allowed to move or capture backwards. This makes the pawn one of the most interesting pieces on the chessboard. Because you can never undo or … Read more

The pawn is the weakest piece on the board, while the queen is the strongest piece. So you might be wondering if it’s even possible for a mere pawn to take out a queen. And the answer is yes! Pawns can capture queens just like any other piece, as long as the queen is close … Read more

Not every chess game finishes in a spectacular checkmate. Sometimes all the pieces are traded off one by one and you end up with only kings left on the board. If both players only have a king left, the game is automatically a draw. But if one player has only a king and the other … Read more

The goal of every chess game is to checkmate your opponent. And once a checkmate is on the board, the game finishes immediately. This means that you can never take your opponent’s king, because the game always finishes one move before you have the chance to. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pawn, bishop, knight, … Read more

It’s not easy to remember how all the chess pieces move, because each piece moves differently. And since the queen is the most powerful piece on the board, you might think that she can move like a knight as well. But that is not the case: a queen can’t move like a knight! Let’s take … Read more

Chess is one of those games that is easy to learn but hard to master. It takes less than an hour to learn the rules and start playing. But it can take more than 10 years to really become good at it. And there are a lot of people that have played chess for over … Read more

Did you ever look at your pieces on the board and think to yourself: I wish all of my pieces were queens? If the answer is yes, I have some good news for you. It’s possible to have two or multiple queens on the board at the same time. This is completely legal and happens … Read more

Pawns are the only piece in chess that can’t move or capture backwards. So if you keep pushing one of your pawns, it’s eventually going to reach the opposite side of the board. But don’t worry. Your pawn isn’t going to drop off of the chess board if you keep moving it forward. When a … Read more